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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, shakes hands with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari at the end of a joint press conference following their meeting in Moscow on October 23, 2017. Photo: Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP

Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

New government in Iraq courts Russian embrace

by Sami Moubayed December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Lebanese pound notes (10,000 denomination) are seen in a machine at Lebanon's central bank, BdL, in Beirut on November 24, 2008. Photo: Ramzi Haidar / AFP

Lebanon, Middle East, Syria

In Lebanon, faith in national currency is slipping

by Nasser Elamine December 12, 2018February 18, 2020

A demonstrator holds a picture of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a gathering outside the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul on October 25. Photo: AFP

Australia, Bahrain, Egypt, France, Middle East, Oceania, Syria, United Kingdom, World

The Khashoggi killing: impunity is the norm

by Leon Willems December 12, 2018

The face of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on a billboard in Ankara. Photo: AFP/Adem Altan

Egypt, European Union, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

A year of elections shows Middle East not immune to anti-establishment mood

by Faisal Al Yafai December 12, 2018

A Yemeni child receives treatment for malnutrition at a hospital in the city of Taez on November 21. Photo: AFP

Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

Why states must act from a human security perspective

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 12, 2018

A Syrian girl carries her belongings as she walks to the Turkish Cilvegozu border gate, located opposite of Syrian crossing point Bab al-Hawa in Reyhanli, in southern Hatay province. Photo: Reuters/Umit Bektas

European Union, Israel, Middle East, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Plan for Holocaust Memorial recalls UK govt’s sad response to refugee crises

by Jonathan Gornall December 11, 2018

Illustration: iStock

France, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Syrian forces fire on ‘hostile aerial targets’ near airport

by Asia Times staff December 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Toronto, Canada. Photo: iStock.

AT Finance, Middle East, Syria, Vietnam, World

Canada làm gương tốt trong việc ổn định người tị nạn

by Asia Times staff December 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Yusra and Sarah Mardini receive the 'Bambi' award in the category 'Quiet Heroes' in Berlin, Germany, 17 November 2016. The 'Bambi' award ceremony was hosted for the 68th time. PHOTO: CLEMENS BILAN/dpa

Middle East, Syria, World

الإفراج عن اللاجئة السورية التي أنقذت مركب لاجئين من الغرق بعد أربعة أشهر في السجون اليونانية

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse December 7, 2018January 31, 2019

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Photo: Sana / Handout via Reuters

France, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Syrian president announces $9bn national budget for 2019

by Asia Times staff December 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech to the Confederation of Turkish Tradesmen and Craftsmen in Ankara on September 13, 2018. Kayhan Ozer / Anadolu

European Union, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Islam-vs-secularism theory of Turkish politics misses the point

by Omer Taspinar December 6, 2018

Migrants on a sinking dinghy wait to be rescued by "Save the Children" NGO crew from the ship Vos Hestia in the mediterranean . Photo: Reuters/Stefano Rellandini

AT Finance, Cyprus, European Union, France, Italy, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Europe turns its back on its liberal principles as refugees drown

by Jonathan Gornall December 5, 2018

A man sews an Iraqi Kurdish flag that will bear a portrait of Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani. Photo: AFP / Safin Hamed

Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Middle East, Syria, World

In Iraqi Kurdistan, hereditary politics come full circle

by Sami Moubayed December 4, 2018February 18, 2020

A Hezbollah fighter on patrol in an orange orchard near the town of Naqura on the Lebanese-Israeli border on April 20. مقاتل بحزب الله يقوم بالحراسة بجانب مدينة ناقورة على الحدود اللبنانية الإسرائيلية في 20 إبريل/نيسان.Photo: AFP

Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria

Israel launches counter-tunnel Lebanese border operation

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim December 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Toronto, Canada. Photo: iStock.

AT Finance, Middle East, Syria, Vietnam, World

Canada a good example for refugee settlement

by Asia Times staff December 4, 2018February 18, 2020

الناشط الذي يحظى باحترام عالمي رائد فارس، 46، أغتيل من قبل جهاديين في شمال سوريا الأسبوع الماضي

Middle East, Syria

«كل يوم هو يوم إضافي»، رائد فارس والثورة السورية

by منهل باريش December 4, 2018February 18, 2020

United States President George HW Bush shares Thanksgiving with US military personnel in Saudi Arabia on November 22, 1990. Photo: David Valdez, White House via CNP

Egypt, European Union, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

George HW Bush and the ‘American era’ in the Middle East

by Sami Moubayed December 3, 2018February 18, 2020

الناشط الذي يحظى باحترام عالمي رائد فارس، 46، أغتيل من قبل جهاديين في شمال سوريا الأسبوع الماضي

Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Raed Fares killing: Syria’s revolution of ideas literally dying out

by Faisal Al Yafai December 3, 2018

American aid worker Peter Kassig was executed by ISIS in Syria in 2014. Photo: AFP

France, Middle East, Syria, World

Syria coalition targets ISIS leader linked to executions

by Asia Times staff December 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

France, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, World

US-led anti-jihadist coalition ‘fired missiles at Syrian army’

by Asia Times staff December 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Russia's President Vladimir Putin boarding a car upon arrival at Ezeiza International airport in Buenos Aires, on November 30, 2018. Photo: AFP via by G20 Press Office

China, Germany, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Kerch blockade aims to make Putin great again

by Andrei Kolesnikov December 1, 2018

الناشط الذي يحظى باحترام عالمي رائد فارس، 46، أغتيل من قبل جهاديين في شمال سوريا الأسبوع الماضي

Afghanistan, European Union, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

‘Every day is a bonus’: Raed Fares and the Syrian revolution

by Manhal Bareesh December 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, on September 28, 2017. Photo: Sputnik / Mikhail Klimentyev / Kremlin via Reuters

China, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

The trials and tribulations of Turkish foreign policy

by Pepe Escobar November 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Head of the Jewish Agency for Palestine Chaim Weizmann, in dark glasses, listens in Oct 1947 as a member of the Arab Higher Committee explains why Palestine should not be split by the UN. But a month later the General Assembly voted to split Palestine into two states, one Jewish and one Arab. Photo: Acme News Pictures / AFP

Bahrain, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

The partition of Palestine relegated to history

by Sami Moubayed November 29, 2018February 18, 2020

An oil production platform in Iran's Soroush oil fields. Photo: Reuters / Raheb Homavandi

Beijing, China, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

US seeks oil market edge with sanctions against Iran

by Mahmoud Pargoo November 27, 2018February 18, 2020

حساب فيس بوك حسن القنطار

AT Finance, Malaysia, Middle East, Syria, World

كندا تمنح حق اللجوء لسوري بعدما علق بمطار كوالالمبور لمدة 7 أشهر

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse November 27, 2018January 31, 2019

俄羅斯總統普京於2017年10月出席在俄羅斯索契舉行的峰會。相片：Reuters / Maxim Shemetov

Middle East, Syria

普京在阿斯塔納會談中為敘利亞尋求突破

by Sami Moubayed November 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photo: iStock

China, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Challenges to old world order seen in Middle East

by Faisal Al Yafai November 27, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a summit in Sochi, Russia, in October 2017. Photo: Reuters / Maxim Shemetov

France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Putin seeks breakthrough for Syria at talks in Astana

by Sami Moubayed November 26, 2018February 18, 2020

صورة خاصة بسوريون من أجل الحقيقة والعدالة

Middle East, Syria

في إدلب بسوريا: «حراس الدين» يدخلون الفصول الدراسية

by أحمد ظاظا November 26, 2018February 18, 2020